US8245856B1ActiveUtility

Remote control car support apparatus

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 16, 2009Filed: Oct 16, 2009Granted: Aug 21, 2012
Est. expiryOct 16, 2029(~3.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A63H 17/00A63H 17/44A47F 2007/0092
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PatentIndex Score
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Claims

Abstract

The remote control car support apparatus supports a remote control (RC) car. The height of the apparatus can be adjusted for a total height of up to 16 inches. The length of the apparatus can be adjusted to accommodate various sizes of RC cars, from about 1/10 th scale to about ⅕ th scale, with an overall length adjustable up to about 27 inches. The apparatus features a total width of about 12 inches so that an RC car is not likely to tumble over when held. The apparatus provides for a full 360 degrees of rotation of a car, with the rotation locked in position as chosen. With these features, all facets of an RC car are accessible, allowing a hobbyist to work on the car as chosen. The plurality of mount holes in the adjustably positioned mounts allow for a car to be held to the apparatus as chosen.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1. A remote control car support apparatus, comprising, in combination:
 a length adjustable to about 27 inches; 
 a width of about 12 inches; 
 a height adjustable up to about 16 inches; 
 a pair of identical stands, each stand comprising:
 a leg; 
 a longitudinal member perpendicularly extended from a center of the leg; 
 a male upright extended upwardly from the leg center; 
 a female upright slideably disposed within the male upright, a position of the female upright adjustably established by a lock bolt; 
 a slotted plate pivotally held to the female upright via a pivot bolt; 
 a pair of identical horizontal mounts adjustably held to the slotted plate, each mount having a plurality of spaced apart mount holes; wherein the slotted plate is configured to rotate 360 degrees when a remote control car is coupled to the horizontal mounts; 
 
 a center member slideably disposed within the longitudinal member of each stand, the apparatus length adjustably established by a lock bolt within each longitudinal member.

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